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Registered Nurse, RN - Full-Time

Expedient Home HealthCare

Registered Nurse, RN - Full-Time

Dallas, TX
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Reporting directly to the Director of Nursing, this licensed, compassionate and technically savvy individual delivers the best possible patient care by assessing patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records.  Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients.  May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.  Licensing or registration is required.  May include advance practice nursing by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.   WE ARE LOOKING FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PRN.

     POSITION FUNCTIONS

    Assess Home health patients to identify the physical psychosocial and environmental needs by documentation, clinical record, case conference team report and evaluations.

     Develop, implement, and document the plan of care ensuring quality and continuity of care.

    Observe infection control measures protecting both patient, and staff (OSHA).

    Monitor vital signs, diet, physical activity, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions as appropriate

    Maintain accurate, detailed reports, records and submit complete reports in a timely fashion

    Provide direction to the LVN/ HHA to ensure plan of care individually designed for each patient is followed and quality care is delivered

    Order, interpret, evaluate report/ results of diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ condition

    Monitor all aspects of patient care, modify patient care plans as needed and ensure compliance with requirements of third party payor

    Collaborate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, evaluate effectiveness of interventions and modify patient care plans as needed

    Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health improvement programs

    Prepare patients for and assist with examinations tests and treatments

    Provide skills necessary to perform treatment and procedures according to agency policy in the home setting

    Administer medications; recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment, such as physical occupational or speech therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures

    Provide effective communication to patient, family, team members and other healthcare professionals

    Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board

    Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency

    Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients and families as assigned

    Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care 

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

     SOFT SKILL REQUIREMENTS

    Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

    Compassionate and caring attitude and the ability to deal with people from a wide range of backgrounds, ages and temperament

    Ability to use discretion concerning sensitive information and adhere to HIPAA

    Ability to work on own initiative within clearly defined parameters

    Ability to carry out designated tasks including reporting outcome of actions taken

    Must possess critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision

    Customer service abilities including effective listening skills

    Team player with good organizational and time-management skills

    Easily adapts to changes in workload

     EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

    2+ YEARS OF HOME HEALTH EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH DISABLED OR ELDERLY

    Bachelors Degree preferred, but not required

     Nursing License for the state of Texas

    Experience using required equipment like hypodermic needles, nebulizers and accessories, patient care beds and accessories for specialty care, fall prevention devices and accessories, Spiro meters and accessories/supplies

    Knowledge and experience of relevant software applications for scheduling and reporting requirements

    Proficient in spelling, punctuation, grammar and other English language skills

    BI-LINGUAL IN SPANISH A PLUS 

    Additional Information

     Full Time employees enjoy benefits such as holiday pay, medical, dental & vision, employer paid life and disability insurance, and paid time off.  A COMPANY CAR AND FUEL CARD WILL ALSO BE ISSUED TO ALL OF OUR FULL TIME CLINICIANS.

    All candidates will be required to pass a criminal background check. 

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.